Local CDL-A Hazmat Driver – $5k Sign-On Bonus + Benefits

About the role

Join a dedicated local auto parts account in Chicago, IL, delivering dry‑van loads with daily home time and overnight routes. Earn an average of $80,000 per year plus a $5,000 sign‑on bonus.

Key responsibilities

• Haul auto parts on dry‑van trailers for a dedicated local account.
• Perform multi‑stop routes and shuttle runs, unloading at each stop using a liftgate and electric pallet jack.
• Maintain daily home time while working overnight routes, typically 5 days on with 2 consecutive days off.

Required profile

• Valid Class A CDL with Hazmat endorsement.
• Minimum 9 months of tractor‑trailer experience within the past 3 years.
• At least 22 years old with no more than 3 moving violations and no more than 1 DOT‑recordable preventable accident in the past 3 years.
• Valid DOT medical card, no SAP drivers, and must create an FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse profile before hire.
• Meet federal English‑language proficiency requirements.

Required skills

• Hazmat endorsement.
• Class A CDL operation.
• Ability to operate liftgate and electric pallet jack safely.

What we offer

• $5,000 sign‑on bonus (first payment after 30 days).
• Average annual pay of $80,000, with mileage pay $0.698 per mile and $25 per stop.
• Weekly pay schedule.
• Newer automatic Freightliner day cabs.
• Health, vision, dental, life, disability, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid time off, vacation, holiday pay, and 401(k) matching.